#ems
19 words tagged “ems”
The whole building is on fire — we're not going inside.
Return of Spontaneous Circulation — the pulse came back.
Dead Right There — the patient is gone before you even unbuckle the gurney.
The ambulance that spends more time in the shop than on the road.
Very Intoxicated Person — EMS code for a wasted patient.
A rookie firefighter still on probation.
The patient who's obviously, visibly, no-questions-about-it dying.
UK ambulance run on lights and sirens with a hospital pre-alert — time-critical.
The fast on-scene assessment of what you're dealing with.
UK code for a patient who is obviously, recognisably dead on scene.
Chart shorthand for a drunk patient.
Going off on your own at a fire — and getting people killed.
The firefighter rescue team standing by to save other firefighters.
Split-frame stretcher that slides under a patient without rolling them.
The yellow-and-blue checkerboard livery on UK emergency vehicles.
Mature content — open to view.
EMS slang for a bullshit call: Load of Bollocks.
Hypoglycemic episode — patient's blood sugar has cratered.
Pull the hose and get it to the fire.